Transportation Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard proposes regulations that implement safety measures for uninspected passenger vessels under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA). This Act authorizes the Coast Guard to amend operating and equipment guidelines for uninspected passenger vessels over 100 gross tons, carrying 12 or less passengers for hire. These regulations will implement this new class of uninspected passenger vessel, provide for the issuance of special permits to uninspected vessels, and develop specific manning, structural fire protection, operating, and equipment requirements for a limited fleet of PVSA exempted vessels.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Coast Guard 33 CFR Parts 175, 177, 179, 181, and 183 46 CFR Parts 2, 10, 15, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 70, 90, 114, 169, 175, 188, and 199 [USCG-1999-5040] RIN 2115-AF69 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes regulations that implement safety measures for uninspected passenger vessels under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA). This Act authorizes the Coast Guard to amend operating and equipment guidelines for uninspected passenger vessels over 100 gross tons, carrying 12 or less passengers for hire. These regulations will implement this new class of uninspected passenger vessel, provide for the issuance of special permits to uninspected vessels, and develop specific manning, structural fire protection, operating, and equipment requirements for a limited fleet of PVSA exempted vessels. DATES: Comments and related material pertaining to 46 CFR 26.03-8 of this rulemaking must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April 3, 2000. Comments and materials pertaining to the remaining portion of this rulemaking must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before May 31, 2000. Comments sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on collection of information must reach OMB on or before May 1, 2000. ADDRESSES: To make sure your comments and related material are not entered in the docket more than once, please submit them by only one of the following means: (1) By mail to the …
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA)
Citation: 65 FR 11410
